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SuperMicro EATX Dual Xeon E7500 DDR GETH IDE IPMI (P4DPL

1. 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector The main power supply connector meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin specification however it also supports a 20 pin power supply connector Make sure that the ori entation of the PS connector is correct Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin Processor Power Connnector at J15 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 8 ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3 3V 12V COM PS_ON COM COM COM Res NC 5V 5V 5V COM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 3V 3 3V COM 5V COM 5V COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3V Processor Power Connector J15 Pins Definition 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Ground 12v NMI Button Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 19 Ground 20 Control PWR LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 15 Voc 16 Control Chapt
2. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures ee ennnnnnnnnnn nn nn nn nn netta 3 1 Before P wer Dm de sean eu 3 1 NOS POWOM f a ieda 3 1 NO VideO A i A II a BI eet 3 1 Memory Errors ii i a GA B 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration esses 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures sse 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions nn nn n nn eene 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service Chapter 4 PhoenixBIOS 4 1 Introduction inert FAR Spiro 4 1 4 2 Running Setup ore cett Sa d See 4 2 4 3 Malget oe oec EEG EHE be eoe pe epe oc ies 4 2 4 4 Advanced Geiup 4 6 4 5 Security Setup oe sr entere innen street 4 15 4 6 Power Setup ceci o re d pte Ee ee e E PCIE D RE pde Dey 4 17 4 7 Boot Setup epe teat depo t a B dap 4 8 PIR Setup 4 0 EXIO e e eee ORE ER Pte eec n ERE Ge EO edi eg Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages eeeeeeemeeeenenene A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes eene B 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged
3. 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers Extra USB headers FPUSBO 1 and USB2 are included on the motherboard FPUSBO 1 were de signed to provide front side USB access You will need a USB cable not included for these headers Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port see Figure 2 3 See the table on the right for pin definitions The COM2 connec tor is a header located near the PCI X 1 slot on the motherboard LAN Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports one only on the P4DPL M are located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables See Figure 2 3 for port definitions ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on J9 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See Fig ure 2 3 2 11 USB2 Pin USB3 Pin Definitions J13 Definitions J14 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 2 Power 1 Power 4 3 6 5 8 Ground 7 Ground 10 Key 9 Key Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 DCD 6 CTS 2 DSR 7 DTR 3 Serial In 8 RI 4 RTS 9 Ground 5 Serial Out 10 NC PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J9 Pin Number Definition 1 Data om ob Gah l
4. Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system Options are Yes and No Power Savings This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system The options are Disabled Customized Maximum Power Savings and Maximum Performance Customized allows you to alter the other two modes 4 17 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Suspend Timeout Use this setting to specifv the period of svstem inactivitv to transpire before entering the suspend state Options are Off 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min 40 min and 60 min Resume on Time Select either Off or On which will wake the svstem up at the time specified in the next setting Resume Time Use this setting to specifv the time vou want the svstem to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number kevs 4 7 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or willl expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Item Specific Help Removable Devices CD RO
5. tivity while the other right LED Ee may be green orange or off to in Indicator dicate the speed of the connec eg Dsfinition tion See the tables at right for the on Notactive l i Yellow Active functions associated with these LEDs 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J29 Parallel Port Connector Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error The parallel printer port is lo 5 Data Biti 6 Init cated on J29 See the table on the E See E 08 SEC TIN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND right for pin definitions 11 Data Bit4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC 2 17 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Floppv Connector The floppv connector is located on JP7 See the table below for pin definitions IDE Connectors There
6. on JF2 to indicate of a power fail ure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Kevlock The kevboard lock connection is lo cated on JP35 Utilizing this header allows vou to inhibit anv actions made on the kevboard effectivelv locking it Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL ignated WOL See the table on the Pin right for pin definitions You must Number Definition i 1 5V Standby enable the LAN Wake Up setting in 2 Ground BIOS to use this feature You 3 Wakeup must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring TN Pin Definitions The Wake On Ring header is des JWOR1 ignated JWOR1 This function al EA lows vour computer to receive 1 Ground 2 W ake up and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature 2 13 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 3 21 Pins To modify the operation of the Lele motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins 321 to change the function of the
7. 4 and 5 Options are 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz and Auto Note that the onboard SCSI limits the speed of these two slots to 66 MHz on the P4DMS 6GM PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 6 This setting controls the bus speed of PCI X slots 4 and 5 Options are 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz and Auto P PCI Device Slot 1 P PCI Device Slot 2 P PCI Device Slot 3 9 PCI Device Slot 4 P PCI Device Slot 5 P PCI Device Slot 6 Option ROM Scan This setting included in the submenu for the above six settings will initialize the selected device s expansion ROM when enabled Options are Enabled and Disabled Enabled Master This setting included in the submenu for the above six settings will designate the selected device as the PCI bus master when enabled Options are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 4 BIOS Latencv Timer This setting included in the submenu for the above six settings sets the minimum guaranteed time slice allotted to the bus master in units of PCI bus clocks Options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novellle NetWare and other operating systems Local Bus IDE Adapter Use this setting to enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter Options are Disable Primary Secondary and Both Cache Memory Access the submenu fo
8. AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors Bih Inform RomPilot about the end of POST B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional Beh Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cih Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optional C6h Initialize note dock optional C7h Initialize note dock late C8h Force check optional C9h Extended checksum optional CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk CCh Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description CDh CEh D2h Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POSTCode Description EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Ini
9. finishes To recover BIOS a recovery flash requires an update key over the COM port as follows hardwire Pin4 to Pin8 hardwire Pin9 and Pin7 to Pin6 and hardwire Pin3 to Pin2 Use the Supermicro CD to make a Phoenix BIOS Crisis Disk for Supermicro Mainboard This disk includes a BIOS file named bios rom Please note this BIOS file can be changed to a different Phoenix BIOS file as long as it s named bios rom Connect the serial key to the COM port insert the recovery disk into floppy drive and power on the system When the system starts to read the disk remove the serial key immediately When the system is done with the BIOS recovery it will auto matically reboot Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Question Why can t l turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting When the On Off feature is enabled the motherboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system When the Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during
10. not run at full power thereby generating less heat CPU Overheat LED JOHI is a header used to connect to a CPU overheat LED When the CPU temperature becomes too high both the overheat fan and the warning LED are activated System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Intel s LANDesk Client Manager optional LDCM is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuf ficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 4V to 3 5V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual In addition to ena
11. you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 then Bank 3 see Section 2 3 6 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa tion Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer SuperMicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com techsupport htm before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport download htm Note Not all BIOS ca
12. 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Phoenix BIOS Setup Utilitv Advanced Securitv Item Specific Help Svstem Time 16 19 20 System Date 02 02 02 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB Legacy Diskette B Not Installed Primary Master 120 GB Primary Slave None Secondary Master CD ROM Secondary Slave None System Memory 256 MB Extended Memory 3967 KB F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit amp Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data 4 3 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Legacv Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the tvpe of floppv disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Legacv Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the tvpe of floppv disk drive installed as diskette B The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in gt Primary Master Primarv Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters o
13. BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup A 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Svstem cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache sl
14. Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 1 0 64 I O 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 2 19 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual 2 9 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware has been installed vou must install the software drivers The necessarv drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with vour motherboard After inserting this CD into vour CDROM drive the displav shown in Figure 2 5 should appear If this dis plav does not appear click on the Mv Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon SUPERMICRO P4DPL server board Drivers amp Tools Win2000 xl H Intel E7500 chipset INF files SUPERMICRO Microsoft Direct lt 8 1 Drivers amp Tools be ji Intel E7500 Chipset
15. TEED e NIG2 LEBDA fe ever tet alec Sa AI A eek Overheat LED Power Fail BUON aire cite dee nie t poe eere e depen Reset Button Power Button s c n a e a Chassis Intrusion rente c e eee aie Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 sse Extra Universal Serial Bus Header Serial Pots reete iro nire e e erede eoo LAN Ethernet Rote eerte eee terrre i Reed ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports EanHeadersSz rises Ls Lo aene ee E Power LED Speaker JD1 L nenennnnnznnnnnznnnnnnnnn nn nanna Power Supply Fail Header KO VIOCK qe pad a deen WakesOn LAN EE Wake On Ring i ROE Dee deis 2 6 Jumper Gett gg acetate tr e dre depth cie de hones see Explanation of Jumpers sese ene CMOS Clear eene d i vie ba n qu e Rs Mb LAN Enable Disable nn Gb LAN Enable Disable nn an nn n enne VGA Enable Disable errem eene ee terree Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable s seren nn mnn SCSI Enable Disable SCSI Termination Enable Disable seen Watch Dog Enable Disable A 2 7 Onboard lridicatOrs uie terr rote t temere cn Abs Gb LEAN BEDS iie irri ere tre Daddes 2 8 Parallel Port Floppv Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 17 Parallel Port Connector nn rna Floppy Connector pi n sn etre co e e Eee tegens IDE GORRBeCIOFS 5 A ee Em ede re eR Edel Ultra320 SCSI Connectors 2 8 Installing Software Drivers SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual
16. Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard 3 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power manage ment functions The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection logic Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automati cally turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high 1 14 Chapter 1 Introduction CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will
17. are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE 1 and 2 connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 1 7 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connector Pin Definitions IDE 1 IDE 2 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 UO Write 24 GND 25 O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation Ultra320 SCSI Connector P4DPL 8GM Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA2 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 and JA2 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number
18. enable or disable ECC Error Correction and Checking The options are ECC and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt will be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio This setting allows you to specify the value of tthe internal frequency multiplier of the processor which is used to determine the processor speed Options are x8 x16 x17 x18 x19 and x20 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Fast String Operations This setting allows vou to Enable or Disable fast string operations Compatible FPU Code This setting allows vou to Enable or Disable the compatible FPU code Split Lock Operations This setting allows vou to Enable or Disable split lock operations Hvper Threading This setting allows vou to Enable or Disable hvper threading Enabling hvper threading results in increased CPU performance L3 Cache This setting allows vou to Enable or Disable the L3 cache gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make chan
19. in the shipping package The amounts shown are for each CPU E Clips 2 a t114 Screws 4 Retention brackets 3 uc 2 en f f Tt Black anchors 4 White pegs 4 These screws are for mounting the motherboard to the back panel of a chassis that has four mounting holes as shown on right For chassis that do not have four mounting holes use the anchor peg assemblies he 2 Insert the white pegs into the Anchor peg i black anchors Do not force the assemblies white pegs all the way in only about 1 3 of the way into the black anchors Two pegs in position 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing pegs into two of the retention holes until you hear a click The clicking sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured One retention bracket in position 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 4 Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3 5 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely or you will Socket lever damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first 6 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 CPU socket 2 is auto matically disabled if only one CPU is used 7 Press the leve
20. is an optional feature Jumpers not noted are for test purposes oniv Note The P4DPL iGM has the same layout as the PADPL 8GM but with no SCSI 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2 6 JP3 JD3 Mb Gb LAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP4 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP9 3rd P S Fail Alarm En Dis Open Disabled JP22 SCSI Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP37 Watch Dog Enable Disable Open Disabled JPA1 JPA2 SCSI CH A B Termination Open Enabled Connector Description ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector DIMM 1A DIMM 3B Memory RAM Slots COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU Chassis FAN CPU Chassis Fan Headers Gb LAN Gb LAN Ethernet Port IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors FPUSBO 1 Front Side USBO 1 Headers J9 PS 2 Kevboard Mouse Ports J15 Processor Power Connector J29 Parallel Printer Port JA1 Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A Connector JA2 Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH B Connector JD1 PWR LED Header Speaker Header Jumper JF2 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JP8 Third Power Supply Fail Header JP35 Keylock Switch Connector JP36 3rd Power Supply Alarm Reset Switch JWOR 1 Wake on Ring Header Mb LAN Mb LAN Ethernet Port Speaker Onboard Speaker Header USB2 USB2 Header VGA VGA Display Monitor P
21. motherboard and the chas sis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using registered ECC PC1600 DDR 200 or PC2100 DDR 266 SDRAM EDO SDRAM and PC100 133 SDRAM are not sup ported Note PC2100 is supported but runs at 200 MHz only 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module be tween two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used
22. nn 1 2 Super P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM Image es 1 4 Super PADPL M Image EE 1 5 Super P4DPL 8GM P4DPL IGM Layout 1 6 Super PADPL 8GM PADPL IGM Quick Reference sssssccsese 1 7 Super PADPL M Layout 2 Super P4DPL M Quick Reference sse eennenzenzenzenzenznnznni 1 9 Motherboard Features s01ssereseesnnnezansnenzentzwnaentesarasknnekazzenzsenterzdenteena 1 10 Intel E7500 Chipset System Block Diagram semen 1 12 1 2 Chipset Overview iii ER EROR eet 1 13 1 3 Special Feature Sisri nn eec pn tene ID teri ss 1 13 ATI Graphics Controller edel 1 13 BIOS Recovery ssssssseseeeneneenen eene eren nnne 1 13 Recovery from AC Power LOSS eee 1 14 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 5 ACP F alUres nr nee aee NEE panei e eade yt 1 6 Power Supply iore t rU ES EORR REEL 12 Super MO x i or rere nee Cei e ten etn edere Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices nn nanna nn eene 2 1 Precautiorns z enne e dn te 2 1 Unpacking uote eerta eter exer e e t eee b Yee ex E PR 2 1 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation see 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs G 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables AANEREN 2 8 ATX Power Connector iii ai ep ea t nete e AIDE 2 8 Processor Power Connector s e eenennenznnsenznnznnnnnn enza 2 8 NMIB tON i A A i 2 8 Power LED cc 2 8 Table of Contents HDD RRE NIG
23. or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual Two 2 Pentium 4 Xeon active heatsinks FAN 042 retail only Two 2 heatsink retention clips SKT 095 SCSI Accessories P4DPL 8GM only One 1 68 pin LVD SCSI cable One 1 set of SCSI driver diskettes One 1 SCSI manual 1 1 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 431 0 73 6400390 Fax 431 0 73 6416525 Email sales Osupermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8226 3990 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduct
24. out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails
25. 0 10 100 Mb fast Ethernet and one Intel 82545EM Gb Ethernet port P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM One Intel 82550 10 100 Mb fast Ethernet port PADPL M 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1EPP ECP Parallel Port Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Two USB Universal Serial Bus ports three USB headers USB 1 1 Other Internal external modem ring on Recovery from AC power loss control Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection IPMI optional CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Device drivers Dimensions PADPL 8GM Extended ATX 12 x 13 05 304 8 x 331 5 mm PADPL iGM Extended ATX 12 x 13 05 304 8 x 331 5 mm PADPL M Extended ATX 12 x 13 05 304 8 x 331 5 mm SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Processor Processor PCI X P stot 4 HH 400 MHz Host Bus Ee 5 8 RAID 66 MHz p PCIBus gt SCSI kb wk P64H2 DDR 200 200 MHz MCH 4 4 M B 100 MH E lemory Bus POLK Bos PCI X Slot gt 6 VXB amp lt Riser MI UDMA 100 IDE gt Gbit LAN 33 MHz PCI Bus CH Audio PCI Slot 1 lt lt CODEC PCI Slot Hi
26. ATI Graphies driver P4DPL SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor ll Intel LDCM 6 2 for SUPERMICRO Intel chipset server boards Build LAN SCSI driver diskettes and manuals lc cr leac o E Bn bo ZI Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time e For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Figure 2 5 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 2 20 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis a rR O0 nnm Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power Make sure no short circuits exist between the
27. Help Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Fl Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utilitv Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 23 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Notes 4 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or displav a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find
28. M Drive Hard Drive F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit 2 Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Chapter 4 BIOS Removable Devices Highlight and presss lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of removable devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of removable devices in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and presss lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window 4 19 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual 4 8 PIR Choose PIR from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utilitv main menu with the arrow kevs Vou should see the following displav The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt PIR stands for Processor Info ROM which allows BIOS to read certain information from the processors Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All PIR BIOS Setup options are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Item Specific Help Select the Processor s PIR Select the Thermal Unit gt Processor Info ROM Data gt Hardware Monitor Logic Fl Hel
29. SUPERO SUPER PADPL 8GM SUPER PADPL IGM SUPER PADPL M USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of Californi
30. Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up Options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 6 Power Choose Power from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Power setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Power BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Item Specific Help ACPI Mode Yes Power Savings Customized Suspend Timeout Off Resume on Time OEE Resume Time 00 00 00 F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit
31. a USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2002 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for svstem integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M mainboard The SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M supports single or dual Intel 603 pin Xeon 512K L2 cache processors at up to 2 8 GHz at a 400 MHz front side bus Please refer to the support section of our web site http www supermicro com TechSupport htm for a complete listing of supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed inform
32. adow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize 120 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatchi Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup Svstem Management Mode SMM area Displav external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Displav shadow area message D
33. ation about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various other connections buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contact ing technical support In addition you can visit our web site at www supermicro com techsupport htm for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to PhoenixBIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A gives information on PhoenixBIOS POST messages Appendix B provides PhoenixBIOS POST codes SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Mariual cierre tt set en een ete o e e ER iii Manual Organization is iii ina CREE UR Eee e o e i d TH ete iii Chapter 1 Introduction Taly OVEVIOW is i i A Gan 1 1 Checklist ett tet dt ete e ee D e e Pe PA ett ds 1 1 Contacting Supermicro L nn
34. bled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode Options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Item Specific Help Quick Boot Mode Enabled Quiet Boot Enabled PCI PnP Configuration Cache Memory I O Device Configuration Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Processor Options DMI Event Logging Console Redirection F1 Help TL select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit 2 Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Quick Boot Mode I
35. bling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI lever ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Win dows 2000 and Windows NT 5 0 Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be s
36. e Options are On and Off of Video Pages to Support Choose the number of video pages to allocate for redirection when video hardware is not available 4 5 Securitv Options are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Securit Supervisor Password Is User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Password on Boot Fixed Disk Boot Sector F1 Help TL Select Item Esc Exit Select Menu Power Boot Item Specific Help Clear Clear Enter Enter Disabled Normal Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 4 15 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Supervisor Password Is This displavs whether a supervisor password has been entered for the svstem Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the svstem User Password Is This displavs whether a user password has been entered for the svstem Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the svstem Set Supervisor Password When the item Set
37. e USB Ports PCI Slot g Sek LPC Bus VGA 4 Mbit LAN jt LPCIO BIOS FWH Figure 1 5 Intel E7500 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Because the Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard PADPL IGM and PADPL M have no onboard SCSI controller PCI X slots 4 and 5 run on a 100 MHz PCI X bus Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The Intel E7500 Plumas chipset is a high performance chipset with a per formance and feature set designed for mid range dual processor servers The E7500 chipset consists of four major components the Memory Control ler Hub MCH the I O Controller Hub 3 ICH3 the PCI X 64 bit Hub 2 0 P64H2 and the 82808AA Host Channel Adapter VxB The MCH has four hub interfaces one to communicate with the ICH3 and three for high speed I O communications The MCH employs a 144 bit wide memory bus for a DDR 200 memory interface which provides a total band width of 3 2 GB s The ICH3 interface is a 266 MB sec point to point con nection using an 8 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 4x data transfer rate The P64H2 interface is a 1 GB s point to point connection using a 16 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 8x data transfer rate The ICH3 I O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions including a two channel UDMA100 bus master IDE controller USB host controllers an integrated LAN co
38. ed and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The PhoenixBIOS flash chip stores the system parameters such type of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing the lt Delete gt key at the appropriate time during system boot see below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Begin ning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parame
39. er 2 Installation HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE Hard Disk Drives connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF2 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to displav disk activitv Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF2 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF2 to pro vide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail Button The Power Fail Button connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 9 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 18 Vec 14 HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 11 Vec 12 GND NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 9 Vec 10 GND Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 7 Vec 8 GND Power Fail Button Pin Definiti
40. es successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more DO Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays 2272 Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted A4 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Paritv Check 2 nnnn Paritv error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and displav it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays 2722 Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the
41. et in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Chapter 1 Introduction Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the abilitv of a management application to re motelv power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that dailv LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboards have a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capabilitv Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS Note that Wake On Lan can oniv be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supplv 1 6 Power Supplv As with all computer products a stable power source is necessarv for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M accommodates ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power and includes the additional 12V 8 pin power connector an even higher wattage power supply is recommended for high load configurations Als
42. f enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS 9 PCI PnP Configuration Access the submenu for this item to make changes to the PCI PnP configuration as listed below Onboard LAN1 OPROM Configure Enabling this setting allows you to boot your system from LAN 1 Options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN2 OPROM Configure Enabling this setting allows you to boot your system from LAN 2 Options are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Installed OS This setting allows you to select the operating system for your computer The settings are Other Win95 Win98 WinMe and Win 2000 NTA Installation Workaround This setting allows BIOS to provide a workaround for the absence of a floppy drive during NT4 installation Options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data Options are Yes and No Choosing Yes will clear the Extended System Configuration Data ECSD SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual gt PCI Slot Configuration PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 4 5 This setting controls the bus speed of PCI X slots
43. f the IDE Primarv Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Select the drive type of the fixed Multi Sector Transfer 16 Sectors disk installed in LBA Mode Control Enabled your system If type 32 bit I O Enabled User is selected Transfer Mode Fast PIO 4 Cylinders Heads Ultra DMA Mode Disabled and Sectors can be edited directly Auto attempts to automatically detect the drive type for drives that comply with ANSI Specifications F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit 20 Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Tvpe Selects the tvpe of IDE hard drive The options are Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CD ROM and ATAPI Removable Multi Sector Transfers Select the number of transfer sectors Options are 2 4 6 8 and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 bit I O Selects 32 bit I O operation Options are Ena
44. g of supported processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Memory Six 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 12 GB of registered ECC PC1600 DDR 200 DDR SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs PC2100 DDR 266 memory is supported but will only run at 200 MHz See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7500 Plumas chipset Expansion Slots One 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X Two 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X Three 32 bit 33 MHz PCI BIOS 4 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 45V 12V and 3 3V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU overheat LED header Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI PC 98 Features optional Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism External modem ring on Onboard UO AIC 7902 for dual channel Ultra320 SCSI PADPL 8GM only Integrated ATI Rage XL graphics controller One Intel 8255
45. ges to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs This setting will clear all DMI event logs when set to Yes Options are Yes and No gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to On board COMA or On board COMB This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routin
46. ight for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable SCSI Channel Termination Disable PADPL 8GM Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 JPA2 Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you Jumper to enable or disable termination for Position _ Definition pen Enabled the individual SCSI channels Closed Disabled Jumper JPA1 controls SCSI channel A and JPA2 controls SCSI channel B The normal default setting is open to enable teminate both SCSI channels If you wish to connect external SCSI devices you should disable termination for the channnel s you will be connecting them to See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Timer Enable Disable Jumper Settings Use JP37 to enable or disable the EN e Watch Dog feature The default po Position Definition sition is open to disable the Watch e ea Dog timer The jumper must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog enabled setting in BIOS Advanced Setup I O Device Configuration When enabled Watch Dog can reboot your PC if an application is hung up or the system goes down See the table on the right for jumper settings 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators Gb LAN LEDs PADPL 8GM Gb LAN Right LED PADPL IGM TIS Indicator Color Definition The Gb LAN Ethernet port has Sus AMET two LEDs On the Gb LAN port Orange tenz the yellow left LED indicates ac
47. ion Notes SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Figure 1 1 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM Image Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER PADPL M Image CT LGL SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Figure 1 3 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM Lavout not drawn to scale e Keyboard B J15 pri Ee Arx PWR conn SUPEFRG PADPL 8GM Chassis Fang DIMM 3A pu USBO 1 L BANK 3 DIMM 3B Ae LI com DIMM 2A CPU 1 BANK 2 5 DIMM 2B E E R DIMM 1A CPU1 Chassis Fan BANK 1 DES DIMM 1B Mb CPU2 Chassis Fan LAN p CPU 2 DE LAN MCH Chassis Fan5 ups9 JD3 c3 JP7 133 MHz PCI X 6 a zlaja 66 MHz PCI X 5 olalu I SMB we 21717 E feos ib E 66 MHz PCI X 4 PMI Rage Ba Z x 33 MHz PCI 3 E 3 C3 JP22 a BIOS CL JPA2 gt 33 MHz PCI 2 CI JP4 AIC 7902 JA1 E 2 33 MHz PCI 1 KAT JA2 Chassis Fan4 JBT1 USB2 7 com2 Speaker JP87_uD1 WOL BT yas FPUSBOA Ultra Ill LVD SCSI CHB Ay WD PWRLED SPKR J12 IR CIR JP32 JWORI JLI The IPMI socket
48. isplay possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard UO ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual POSTCode Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt
49. les http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memorv vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent anv possible damage Also note that the memorv is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memorv slots starting with Bank 1 The memorv scheme is interleaved so vou must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 then Bank 3 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M only supports ECC registered PC 1600 DDR 200 memory PC2100 DDR 266 is supported but only at 200 MHz PC1600 speed PC100 133 SDRAM is not supported Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs Notch p 4 Notch gem Note Notch ee should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module verticallv and press down until it snaps into place Pav attention to the notches 2 5 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab L il Release Tab To Remove Use vour thumbs to gentiv push near the edge of b
50. memory count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the PhoenixBIOS Setup utility for the P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or delet
51. n be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If vou still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport contact_support htm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that the P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M motherboard can support Answer The P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M has six DIMM slots that sup port 184 pin registered ECC PC1600 DDR 200 SDRAM modules DDR 266 is also Supported but only at 200 MHz It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Unbuffered SDRAM non ECC memory and PC100 133 SDRAM modules are not sup ported Question How do l update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com Please check
52. nerally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink 1 Locate the following components which are included
53. ntroller a System Management Bus controller and an AC 97 compliant interface The P64H2 PCI X Hub provides a 16 bit connection to the MCH for high performance I O capability and two 64 bit PCI X interfaces 1 3 Special Features ATI Graphics Controller The PADPL 8GM PADPL IGM PADPL M has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip The Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB sec over a 32 bit graphics memory bus BIOS Recovery The BIOS Recovery function allows you to recover your BIOS image file if the BIOS flashing procedure fails see Section 3 3 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Recoverv from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for vou to determine how the svstem will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The de fault setting is Always On 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard
54. o your power supply must provide 1 5A which is needed for the LAN port s NOTE The processor 12v power connector J15 is necessary to support Intel Xeon CPUs Failure to provide this extra power will result in the CPUs becoming unstable after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply cables It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual 1 7 Super UO The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppv disk drive controller that is compatible with industrv standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitrv decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides t
55. ons JF2 Pin Number Definition 5 Vec 6 GND SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Reset Button Reset Pin Definitions JF2 The Reset Button connection is lo ETA cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF2 At Number Denon ese tach it to the hardware reset 4 Ground Switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Power Button The Power Button connection is E located on pins 1 and 2 of JF2 Number Definition 1 PW ON Momentarily contacting both pins 2 Ground will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1 Attach the appropri ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO USB1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports Bin BT are located beside the PS 2 key Number sete MA Number Pefinition board mouse ports USBO is the 2 Po 2 PO i 3 Po 3 PO bottom connector and USBI is the 4 Ground Le Ground top connector See the table on 5 N A S Key the right for pin definitions
56. ort WOL Wake on LAN Header PADPL 8GM only The 12v 8 pin processor power connector at J15 must also be connected to your power supply 1 7 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Figure 1 4 SUPER P4DPL M Layout not drawn to scale Ki Kevboard e J15 Keyboard jg Chassis Fans Arx Fus conn SUPER PADPL M Chassis Fang DIMM 3A e USBO 1 L BANK 3 DIMM 3B a cow DIMM 2A CPU 1 l BANK 2 5 DIMM 2B d DIMM 1A CPU1 Chassis Fan DN BANK 1 S DIMM 1B Mb CPU2 Chassis Fan LAN CPU2 JF2 MCH Chassis Fan5 Ise JP7 133 MHz PCI X 6 vont Ee P x 66 MHz PCI X 5 oleje JP3 SMB IPMB dis m mn EH 66 MHz PCI X 4 PMI Rage Battery x 33 MHz PCI 3 ICH3 BIOS 33 MHz PCI 2 L3 JP4 JA1 33 MHz PCI 1 Chassis Fand I JBTI USB2 COMZ Speaker JP37_uD1 RE 2EI yag Ste Ba WD PWRLED SPKR J12 IR CIR JP32 JWORI JLI The IPMI socket is an optional feature Jumpers not noted are for test purposes oniv 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction PADPL M Quick Reference Jumper Descrip
57. oth ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 4 l OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 1 O Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Parallel Port Burgund Green Burgundy zz wW aS EE 4 Kevboard USB Ports COM Port VGA Monitor GbLAN MbLAN Purple Turquoise Port Blue Note The GbLAN port is not included on the PADPL M COM2 is a header located on the motherboard see the motherboard layout pages in Chapter 1 for location 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF2 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mallv located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed especiallv for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF2 Header Pins JF2 20 19 NMI O O Ground X Oo x Power LED Oo Vcc HDD LED Oo Vcc NIC1 LED e Vcc NIC2 LED Oo Vcc Overheat LED lol Ver Power Fail Button e Ver Ground Reset Reset Button Ground pwr gt Power Button 2 7 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual
58. our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web 3 3 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than vour BIOS before downloading Select vour motherboard model and down load the BIOS file to vour computer Unzip the BIOS update file and vou will find the readme txt flash instructions the phlash bat BIOS flash utility the platform bin platform file and the BIOS image xxxxxx rom files Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system It is not neces sary to set BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the motherboard At the DOS prompt enter the command phlash This will start the flash utility and give you an opportunity to save your current BIOS image Flash the boot block and enter the name of the update BIOS image file Question After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video How can correct this Answer If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS it indicates that the flashing procedure failed To remedy this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce dure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recov ery Procedure Boot up the system from a Win98 boot disk Type A gt phlash s cz mfg mode 3 BIOS filename rom making sure you insert the spaces The system will flash BIOS from here and reboot once it
59. ows system performance considerably CPUID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory A 3 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data UO device IRQ conflict UO device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobyt
60. p Tl Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Select the Processor s PIR Selects the processor PIR Options are AOh A1h A2h A3h A4h A5h A6h A7h A8h A8h AAh ABh ACh ADh and AEh AFh See the Item Specific Help field for details Select the Thermal Unit Selects the thermal unit Options are 30h 31h 32h 33h 34h 35h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh and 9Ch 9Dh See the Item Specific Help field for details 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS b Processor Info ROM Data Highlight this and hit Enter to see PIR data on the following items Header Info Processor Data Processor Core Data L3 Cache Data Package Data Part Number Data Thermal Reference Data Feature Data Other Data OEM Data gt Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan1 Chassis Fan CPU Fan2 Chassis Fan Processor Vcore V 4 21 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual 3 3V Standby V 3 3V Vcc V 5V Vcc V 12V Vcc V 1 8V Vcc V 12V Vcc V 4 9 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Item Specific
61. r down until Socket lever in you hear it click into the locked position locked position Heatsink 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal glue to the CPU die and place the heatsink and fan on top of the CPU CPU 9 Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips into their proper position A Retention clip CPU fan wires 10 Connect the three wires of the CPU fan to the respective CPU fan connector CPU fan connector 2 3 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Figure 2 1 PGA603 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Pin 1 A CU Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may Lever result Processor Notched installed Corner Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modu
62. r of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values DEN Initialize UO component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual POSTCode Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Sh
63. r this item to specify one of the following actions for the various sections of cache memory Uncached Write Protect Write Back Write Through or Disabled See the Item Specific Help window for details gt 1 0 Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power Options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog This setting is used to enable or disabled the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the JP37 jumper see Chapter 2 for details Options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual KBC Clock Input Use this setting to select the kevboard clock rate Options are 6 MHz 8 MHz and 12 MHz Serial Port A This setting allows vou to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to
64. screen Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the DO Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an 120 Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM AS SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Notes A 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable tvpe of error occurs during POST the BIOS will displav an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corne
65. serial port B Options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS Parallel Port This setting allows vou to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base UO Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port Options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode Specify the parallel port mode Options are Output Only Bi directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel Specify the DMA channel Options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows vou to assign control of the floppv disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Enable Memory Gap This setting allows you to turn off system RAM to free up address space The options for this setting are Disabled and Extended ECC Configuration This setting lets you
66. soiling D connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard lavout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the Jumper Cap Ut jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS lIn stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent acci dentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connec tion Always remove the AC power cord from the system be fore clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Mb LAN Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JP3 to enable or disable the Mb LAN port on the motherboard see Fig ure 2 3 for location Refer to the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is En abled Gb LAN Enable Disable P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM Change the setting of jumper JD3 to enable or disable the Gb LAN port on the motherboard see Fig ure 2 3 for location Refer to the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is En abled VGA Enable Disable JP4 allows you to enable or disable
67. t o o SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions Vour motherboard has several fan Pin headers designated CPU1 Chassis ru iro DES Fan CPU2 Chassis Fan Chassis 2 s red 3 achometer Fan3 Chassis Fan4 Chassis Fan5 Caution These fan headers and Chassis Fan63 The first two are DC power attach to the fans on the CPU heatsinks See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Speaker JD1 Speaker Connector Pin Detinitions JD1 On the JDI header pins 1 3 are for Pin the PWR LED and pins 4 7 are for Number Function Definition 1 6 Red wire Speaker data the speaker connection See the 7 Key No connection 2 A 8 Kev table on the right for speaker pin B Speaker data definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker f you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Note that the two pins beside the PWR LED header is for JP37 and not part of JD1 see silkscreen on motherboard Power Supply Fail Header Power Supply Fail Header Connect a cable from your power Pin Definitions JP8 Pin supply tortie JP8 header to pro Kanber katt vide warning of power supply fail 1 P S 1 Fail Signal e 2 P S 2 Fail Signal ure This warning signal is 3 P S 3 Fail Signal passed through the PWR LED pin Reset from MB
68. ter setting in the Setup utility 4 1 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page When you first power on the computer the PhoenixBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the k icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter
69. the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that Supermicro redundant power sup ply units are installed in the chas Sis If you only have a single power supply installed you should disable this the default setting with JP9 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings 2 15 Mb LAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP3 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Gb LAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JD3 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP4 Jumper Position Definition 1 2 Enabled 2 8 Disabled Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP9 Jumper Position Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual SCSI Enable Disable P4DPL 8GM SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP22 The SCSI Termination jumper at Jumper Position Definition JP22 allows you to enable or dis Pins 1 2 Enabled able the onboard SCSI controller Flos 279 L Disabled The normal default position is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI termina tion See the table on the r
70. tialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS Ifthe BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Notes
71. tion Default Setting JBTI CMOS Clear See Section 2 6 JP3 Mb LAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP4 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP9 3rd P S Fail Alarm En Dis Open Disabled JP37 Watch Dog Enable Disable Open Disabled Connector Description ATX PWR CONN DIMM 1A DIMM 3B COM1 COM2 CPU Chassis FAN IDE 1 IDE 2 FPUSBO 1 J9 J15 J29 JD1 JF2 JLI JOH1 JP7 JP8 JP35 JP36 JWOR1 Mb LAN Speaker USB2 VGA WOL Primary ATX Power Connector Memory RAM Slots COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU Chassis Fan Headers IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors Front Side USBO 1 Headers PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports Processor Power Connector Parallel Printer Port PWR LED Header Speaker Header Jumper Front Control Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED Floppy Disk Drive Connector Third Power Supply Fail Header Keylock Switch Connector 3rd Power Supply Alarm Reset Switch Wake on Ring Header Mb LAN Ethernet Port Onboard Speaker Header USB2 Header VGA Display Monitor Port Wake on LAN Header The 12v 8 pin processor power connector at J15 must also be connected to your power supply 1 9 SUPER P4DPL 8GM P4DPL iGM P4DPL M User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single or dual Intel 603 pin Xeon 512K L2 cache processors at up to 2 8 GHz at a 400 MHz front side system bus speed Note Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listin
72. wo high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor inter rupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which suppport ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to vour svstem board it is important to handle it verv carefuliv The following measures are ge

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